Smash Controller: Difference between revisions

'''''Smash Controller''''' is a companion app for ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', available since June 14, 2015 on the [[Nintendo 3DS]] eShop for $0.99 USD. The app is a standalone instance of the "Wii U" menu in {{for3ds}}. The menu normally allows players allowing players to use their 3DS system [[Nintendo 3DS#As a controller|as a controller]] in {{forwiiu}}. The app allows players that do not have their own copy of the game to do the same. This is the only functionality of the app; the ability to transfer custom characters between systems is disabled, and the connection display on the Wii U screen will indicate that the 3DS system is connecting through the app rather than the full game by displaying its Home Menu icon instead of the 3DS version logo. Additionally, the controller port number and chosen character do not show up on the top screen as they do in Smash 3DS; instead, the title screen of the app is shown the entire time the app is open. The app only exists as a cheaper alternative to buying two different games to access a preferred controller option in one.

On February 15th, 2022, Nintendo announced making purchases in the Nintendo 3DS eShop would be discontinued in late March 2023, making it impossible to download ''Smash Controller''. Adding funds by credit cards on the Nintendo 3DS was disabled on May 23rd, 2022, while adding funds by Nintendo eShop Cards on the Nintendo 3DS was disabled on August 29th, 2022. However, redeeming download codes and using wallet funds merged with a Nintendo Switch account was possible until March 27th, 2023. There are currently no official ways to purchase or download this application, though its baked-in inclusion in ''For 3DS'' means its functionality is physically preserved.